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US 12,754,532 B2Granted
Method for managing electronic components
AssigneeMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsKiyoyuki Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Koichi Iwamoto, Nobuto Yamada, Naoto Ikeda
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Abstract
A method for managing electronic components includes a manufacturer-side process including preparing bulk cases provided with RFID tags storing unique IDs and including electronic components stored therein, storing manufacturer-side information in association with the unique IDs in a manufacturer-side-information storage area on a cloud, and shipping the electronic components on a per-bulk case basis, receiving the shipped bulk cases, reading the unique IDs stored in the RFID tags, and obtaining, based on the read unique IDs, the manufacturer-side information stored in the manufacturer-side-information storage area in the cloud.
Claims18
A method for managing electronic components, the method comprising:
- a manufacturer-side process performed in a manufacturer-side facility where a manufacturer manufactures the electronic components;
- and
- a user-side process performed in a user-side facility where a user uses the electronic components manufactured in the manufacturer-side facility;
- wherein
- the manufacturer-side process includes:
- preparing a storage body that stores a plurality of electronic components and includes an RFID tag including a unique number stored therein;
- storing manufacturer-side information in association with the unique number in a manufacturer-side information storage area in an external storage device;
- and
- shipping the storage body in which the plurality of electronic components are stored;
- the manufacturer-side process further includes storing quantity information of the plurality of electronic components stored in the storage body, as the manufacturer-side information, in the manufacturer-side information storage area in the external storage device;
- the user-side process includes:
- receiving the shipped storage body;
- reading the unique number stored in the RFID tag;
- and
- obtaining the manufacturer-side information stored in the manufacturer-side information storage area of the external storage device based on the unique number read;
- the user-side process further includes a mounting device arranging each of the plurality of electronic components stored in the storage body on an electronic circuit board;
- the mounting device stores a designated unique number, includes a second reader that reads the RFID tag, and is configured to compare a unique number stored in the RFID tag read by the second reader with the designated unique number designated by the mounting device;
- the user-side process further includes determining a consumption amount of the electronic components arranged on the electronic circuit board by the mounting device based on the quantity information obtained based on the unique number, and preparing another received storage body based on the consumption amount;
- and
- the consumption amount of the electronic components is associated with the unique number, and the unique number is stored in a user-side information storage area in the external storage device and transmitted to the manufacturer.
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A method for managing electronic components comprising:
- a manufacturer-side process performed in a manufacturer-side facility where a manufacturer manufactures the electronic components;
- and
- a user-side process performed in a user-side facility where a user uses the electronic components manufactured in the manufacturer-side facility;
- wherein
- the manufacturer-side process includes:
- preparing a storage body that stores a plurality of electronic components and includes an RFID tag;
- preparing a unique number associated with manufacturer-side information;
- storing the manufacturer-side information in association with the unique number in a manufacturer-side information storage area in an external storage device;
- writing the unique number in the RFID tag;
- and
- shipping the storage body in which the plurality of electronic components are stored;
- the manufacturer-side process further includes storing quantity information of the plurality of electronic components stored in the storage body, as the manufacturer-side information, in the manufacturer-side information storage area in the external storage device;
- the user-side process includes:
- receiving the shipped storage body;
- reading the unique number stored in the RFID tag;
- and
- obtaining the manufacturer-side information stored in the manufacturer-side information storage area of the external storage device based on the unique number read;
- the user-side process further includes a mounting device arranging each of the plurality of electronic components stored in the storage body on an electronic circuit board;
- the mounting device stores a designated unique number, includes a second reader that reads the RFID tag, and is configured to compare a unique number stored in the RFID tag read by the second reader with the designated unique number designated by the mounting device;
- the user-side process further includes determining a consumption amount of the electronic components arranged on the electronic circuit board by the mounting device based on the quantity information obtained based on the unique number, and preparing another received storage body based on the consumption amount;
- and
- the consumption amount of the electronic components is associated with the unique number, and the unique number is stored in a user-side information storage area in the external storage device and transmitted to the manufacturer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.